Toy pistol



(N o Model.)

H. H. WHITGOMB. TOY PISTOL.

No. 247.288. Patented sept. 20,1881.

UNITEDl *raras PATENT Fries.

To. PISTOL.

sPEcIFIcA'rIoN forming para of Lettere Patent No. 247,283, dated september 2o, 1881.

Application filed April il, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern Beit known thatfl, HENRY H. Wnrrcolvrn, of Bridgeport, in the county ot' Fairfield and State 'of Connecticut, have invented certain new Improvements in Toy Pistols; and I do hereby declare that the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object ol' my invention is to construct a toy pistol, used for exploding paper caps and blank cartridges,'with suitablyerranged movable ligures operated and controlled by the works of the pistol.

My invention consists of a figure hinged at p or near the end ornmuzzle of a toy pistol, con- Ytrolled au'dopcratcd by the works, preferably the hammer, so arranged that when the hammer is raised the ligure will be made to assume a. perpendicular position, and when the hammer explodes the cap or cartridge the ligure,

with a simultaneous movement, will fall and this specification and forming a part thereof,

.in Which- Figure 1 represents a view of a toy pistol for exploding blank cartridges: Y

`A is. an auxiliary barrel in which the cartridges are placed, and is mounted on theiop and connected to the barrel B.

C is the ligure of an Indian, mounted on the block D, which oscillates onthe pin a, passing through the. ears b b. 1

E is an extension of the barrel B, open at the top to admit the ligure C, as shown more clcarl y at Fig. 2, which represents a section ot' the barrel B, showing a iop view ol' the barrel B and open extension E, (theiigureC rernoveth) showing the pin c, on which the ligure swings, which passes across the extension E and has its bearings in the ears b b.

c (see Fig. 1) is the rod for operating the ligure. One end is connected to the block D, on.

which the figure is mounted. rlhe other end, l, engages with the corner 2 of the hammer F.

in its downward movement.

d is a spiral spring on the rod c, which throws the ligure down when the hammer is released.

Thespring may be dispensed with by passing the pin a through the block 1),-i'orward of the ligure C, which will cause the ligure to fall by its own weight. r

e is a collar attached to the rod c, against which the spring acts.

f f are partitions or-ribs within the barrel B, to guide the rod c.

On top if the auxiliary barrel A is the catchspring g, one end attached to the barrel A by the rivet h, the other end overhaugiu g and provided with the catch fi, which engages with the projectionjfot the hammer F, which operates to prevent` a. recoil ot' the hammerj when the cartridge is exploded, th us avoiding accidents by the shells being blown back.

lc is a gua-rd over the spring g, to prevent. sideplayand keep it in place, and suliciently high to allow a free upward movement of the spring to enable-the hammer to pass under the catch Fig. 3 is a view of the end ol' the barrel A, showing thc catclrspring and lguard Ir.

Itsoperationisaslollows, (seeFig.1:) When the figure is down and in the extension E the end 1 ofthe rod c will rest on the perpendicular face G of the hammer F. ltaisin g the hammer forces the rod forward until the end 1 of rod c rests on the point 2 ol' the hammer, compressing thespringd andraising theligure C, having its bearing on the pin a, to an upright position. 0n releasing the hammer to explode the cartridge the spring d expands, acting against the collar e, swinging the ligure C to a horizontal position, its downward movementindicated by the dotted line and arrow. The hammer in its downward movementcomes in contact with the catch i ol' the spring g, which is sutliciently elastic to give way to the force oi' the hammer. The catch 'i will enga-gc with the projection j of the hammer, locking it securely and preventing' recoil. In cooking thepistcl, thespring g must be raised suliiciently to release thecatch.

The spring (7 on the rod c can be used, if necessai j to explode the cap or cartridge, in place ot' the spring' usually employed in pistols for operating the hammer.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

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1. In a toy pistol, the figure C, piaced at or near the muzzle, said figure operated and controlled by the hammer F and rod c, sc arran ged and constructed that when the hammer is raised it will engage with the rod c and raise theiigure to an upright position, and when the hammer is released the gure will assvumea horizontal position and disappear within the extension E, having open top attached to and projecting be- -yond the muzzle,'substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the figure C, block D, pin a, having bearings in the ears b b, rod c, spring d, and collar e, with thehammer Fms set forth.

3. The combination, with the chamber A and hammer F, ofthe spring g, guard k, and catch i,

to engage with the notch .or projection j of the hammer F, whereby the hammer is locked to prevent recoil, substantially as set forth.

4. The barrel B,'having chamber A. to re-- ceive caps or'artridges, in combination with the hammer F and mechanism within the barrel B to operate the ligure C, 'consisting of the rofl c, spring d, and block D, substantially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim' the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of Apen-1881.

v HENRY H. WHITGOMB.

Witnesses:

HERMAN GAUss, RUDOLPH KosT. 

